Most useful information for working

1. Top payments
2. Income Bank

What an Income Bank is

Your Income Bank allows you to earn credits where your income is less than $539 a fortnight.

1. Manage your money
2. Tax time

How to prepare for tax time

Find out what you may need from us to prepare for tax time.

1. Working
2. Most useful information

Compensation Personal Sickness and Accident Claim form (SS485)

Use this form to provide information about a customer’s compensation policy.

1. Work
2. Working

How your variable income may impact your Centrelink payment

If your work hours or income change, we can support you. You may be self-employed, working casual hours, doing contract or seasonal work, or sick or injured.

Income

Most types of income count in your income test. We use this and your assets test to assess if you can get a payment, and to calculate your rate of payment.

Assets test for allowances

We use the assets test to help us work out if you can be paid an allowance and how much you'll get.

Allowances while getting an income support payment

Some work related allowances are assessable income and can affect your payment amount.

1. Working
2. Most useful information

Earnings Worksheet form (SU505)

Use this form to work out your gross earnings for your entitlement period and report them to us.

1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
2. Centrelink online account help guides

Centrelink online account help - Upload documents

Instructions on how to upload and submit documents using your Centrelink online account.

1. Income test for Farm Household Allowance
2. Income

Sole trader or partnership income

Business income is counted in the income test.